Clones
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Cosmic Crises
Written by Ed (ekolis) Cosmic Crises is a playable work in progess. [1]
CraigStars!
Written by Craig (sirgwain), CraigStars! is a hobby project in C# client/server Stars! clone. The interface and look and feel of CraigStars! is as close as possible to the original, with a few changes to take advantage of new technology. His aim is to create a more flexible copy of the original Stars!.
FreeStars
FreeStars is a project to write a clone of Stars! The first goal is to make it a fairly close copy (to the game play at least, look and feel is not as important). Still in development.
Frontier Project
A client for Freestars. (at sourceforge)
GStars!
GStars! is a client for FreeStars using wxWidgets. It aims to be the best graphical clone of Stars! (at sourceforge)
Hilton's FreeStars Client
Hilton plans to use a richer diplomacy system including technology and map trades (via heavily encrypted subspace channels), various levels of peace and alliance, etc. It also uses a modified XML format for the game files(compatibility unknown).[2]
My Own Stars!
A feature-full FreeStars! client developed in BCB (Borland C++ Builder) aimed at allowing users to individualize their gaming environment without affecting standard gameplay. (at sourceforge)
ZStars!
By Zardov, ZStars! is a FreeStars client in Visual Basic 6 and Revolution 3d engine (2d + 3d graphs). He is making the map (and map gui) in 3d, trying that emulate the look the gui of Imperium Galactica 2.[3]
Nova
Written by Ken Reed, Nova started out as a simple hobby exercise in C# and .Net and has since grown into a playable game. Ships can be designed and built, planets can be explored and colonised, cargo can be moved from A-to-B, populations grow, mines generate minerals, races can be designed (although only JOAT is implemented at the moment), battles can be fought, etc.
Stellar Legacy
The main goal of the Stellar Legacy Project is the creation of a free version of the famous and beloved strategy game "Stars!" (tm). "Free" means that the source code is freely available to everyone and that everyone is free to modify and change the game in a way he likes. While we started with the intention of creating a stars! clone our current goals are a bit different since we found during the development process that stars! has certain limitations we would like to overcome.
Thousand Parsec
Thousand Parsec is not a game by itself but rather a frame work for creating a similar group of games. Some games, such as the demo game MiniSec, are developed by the Thousand Parsec developers themselves. Thousand Parsec draws ideas from 4X games such as: Stars!, VGA Planets, Master of Orion and Galactic Civilizations.
Notes for clone developers
All developers of Stars! clone projects are invited to maintain the Stars!wiki articles related to their programs. Developers may also contact the Stars!wiki adminstrators to obtain a Namespace for their project.
